International Planned Parenthood Federation is looking for a Director, Solidarity for Change and Voice

Role Purpose

The Director, Solidarity For Change and Voice, plays a critical role in leading IPPF's transformation as set out in its strategy, Come Together. This global role oversees partnerships with a wide range of actors, from grassroots movements to multilaterals. The Director is responsible for IPPF's social movements, global communications, opposition, and narratives; the Director will ensure voice, political intelligence, and focused advocacy drive IPPF's efforts to ensure Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights and Justice (SRHRJ) for all. The Director will set the conditions for IPPF to stand up and speak out, ensuring a human rights approach that will accelerate progress against more stigmatised areas of SRHRJ, including LGBTQI+, safe abortion and sex worker rights. The Director will work in solidarity with and support IPPF's 120+ Member Associations and collaborate with global partners to unleash the possibilities of IPPF's Federation to drive a more impactful global movement.

Context of Role

Director, Solidarity for Voice and Change will work to build more bridges and forge greater alliances and partnerships. Working with our MAs and allies, the role holder will define shared goals and action, have deeply rooted partnerships and collaborations with intersectional movements everywhere IPPF are present, nationally, regionally, and globally, and will support movements where they are and on their terms. Working collaboratively, the role holder will work to showcase the best of civil society action and find inspiration in each other to create new ideas and innovation, and will deliver effective cross-sector campaigns in the right places at the right times with the right partners.

How to apply

Download the job pack linked below for the full requirements of this role

Complete the application form linked below

Send completed application form and CV to jobs@ippf.org with the job title in the subject line

About IPPF

International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF) is a global sexual and reproductive health service provider and one of the leading advocates for universal access to sexual, reproductive health and rights (SRHR) for all. We are a worldwide movement of 149 national organisations working with and for communities and individuals and, together, have delivered more than 1 billion cumulative services over the last 6 years.

We are now looking for people to join us and make our Come Together–Strategy 2028, a reality. Revolutionising IPPF, placing it in a stronger position to support SRHR for those who are left out, locked out or left behind. Come Together commits IPPF to shaping laws, policies and norms through feminist action and international solidarity; and to strengthen the federation adding new drive for real and lasting impact.

Action is urgent. We have delivered. We have stood for justice and equality. We commit to more daring and feminist action that secures choices about our bodies, sexual lives, and well-being. Everyone should enjoy a pleasure-filled and healthy sex life and a life free from violence, shame or criminalisation. We know love is love. And we come together in support of women, youth, and people who are marginalised and excluded. Through the care we deliver, the actions we take, and the solidarity we foster.

IPPF is an equal-opportunity employer. As a leading global human rights organisation focused on equality, empowerment, ending discrimination, and poverty eradication, we internally reflect social justice principles. We, as IPPF, strongly oppose racism in all its forms and resolutely go for a cultural change that will shift the existing imbalances in power and process.

We are a multi-cultural, multi-lingual, intergenerational and diverse work environment.

Applications are particularly encouraged from women, people living with HIV, people living with disability and people with diverse SOGIESC.

IPPF is committed to the safety and protection of children, young people and vulnerable adults and our safer recruitment and selection procedures reflect this commitment.

We expect all employees, volunteers, contractors and partners to share this commitment, and anyone employed by IPPF agrees to sign up to our Code of Conduct and Safeguarding (Children and Vulnerable Adults) Policy.

IPPF has been made aware of various fraudulent vacancy announcements circulated via e-mail from websites falsely stating that they are issued by or in association with IPPF.  These correspondences, which may seek to obtain money from the recipients of such correspondence are fraudulent and IPPF does not charge a fee at any stage of the recruitment process (application, interview, meeting, processing, training or any other fees).

Download the job description